Happy Hour Links: San Diego County Fair begins; baby-whale birthing at Vancouver Aquarium; George H.W. Bush jumps

> Deep-fried s’mores, demolition derbies and musical performers ranging from KC & the Sunshine Band to the B-52s? Get ready for the San Diego County Fair, which opened today at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. It’s got a full calendar of attractions on offer almost daily from now till Sunday, July 5.

> One of the coolest things I’ve seen this week was the video above, recorded June 7, of a 20-year-old beluga whale giving birth. A resident of the Vancouver Aquarium in Canada, mama whale Aurora labored for three hours, according to an aquarium news release.

> George H.W. Bush took the leap, again. To celebrate his 85th birthday in style, the former president jumped out of a plane. You can read more about Bush’s skydive on the Los Angeles Times’ Outposts blog.

> The Lost Girls blog posted a fun piece about “armchair volunteering,” through which, thanks to technology, you can connect with and help women in other parts of the world without leaving home.

- Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Video: You Tube, posted by Vancouver Aquarium]

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